There are now more than 550 craft breweries operating in California and the number just keeps going up. Statistics from the California Craft Brewers Assn. illustrate just how much the industry is growing. Source: Craft beer is now a $6.5-billion industry in California – LA Times
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I recently published a conversation with Chris Banker – creator of a beer that was the winner of Stone Brewery’s 2014 American Hombrewers Association-sanctioned homebrew competition. As the competition winner, the beer was commercially produced (with minor collaborative adaptations by Stone Brewing and Cervecería Insurgente) and released in 2014 as a collaboration beer known as…
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This year marks the first time I will be able to attend FirkFest in Orange County and I’m excited. FirkFest 2015 will be held on Saturday, March 21st in Anaheim, CA. Over 50 casks of beer from 30+ of SoCal’s best breweries will be tapped in Anaheim’s Farmers Park. Attendees will be able to sample…
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Artifex Brewing Company announced their official grand opening in San Clemente will be held on 15 November (Saturday) from noon to 6pm. There will be beer, food, and live music. The brewery has actually been open since early August, but this Grand Opening event will celebrate the occasion. Hope to see you there!
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Located in the hills near Sacramento, Auburn, California is known for its California Gold Rush history with gold discovered in 1848 and mined for many years. The town is now a California Historical Landmark and the streets are lined with beautiful buildings that take you back in time. The city is also the home of…
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Driving around the California foothills and Gold Country offers an entirely different perspective of this state. There are many small towns that echo the past of the 1800’s, including the gold rush, the logging boom, the thriving fruit industry, and birth of the western railroads. And now there’s an expanding beer industry. I managed to…
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